MS2 Phage Control – a RNA control to verify the efficacy of the sample preparation and the absence of inhibitors in the PCR reaction; to perform the control, add 10 μL of MS2 Phage Control to the samples before extraction of the RNA

TaqPath COVID-19 Control –RNA control that contains targets specific to the SARS-CoV-2 genomic regions targeted by the assays

The kit can be used by clinical and public health laboratories to quickly evaluate up to 94 patient specimens in under 2 hours. The kit is approved for use with RNA extracted from nasopharyngeal swabs, nasopharyngeal aspirate (nasal aspirate), and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) from patients at risk of exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus or with signs and symptoms of COVID-19 (see product label for Intended Use Statement and product information).Features of the newly developed multiplex diagnostic kit:

Detection using real-time PCR to diagnostic report generation in under 2 hours

Assays cover all of the SARS-CoV2 genomes of high sequence quality and complete sequence length that are currently available through the GISAID Initiative

Assays target genomic regions of the SARS-CoV-2 genome that are not present in other coronaviruses (e.g., SARS, MERS, bat SARS-like coronavirus, etc.)

​Products from Thermo Fisher Scientific that are related to COVID-19 are regulated and only available to clinical and diagnostic laboratories. Regulations prohibit us from providing products to individual customers. If you are a consumer looking for a COVID-19 test, pleasecontact us.

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